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Strng Smwt Smwt Strng DK/ Total Total Agree/ Agree Agree Dis Dis Ref Agree Dis Dis 73 (IF YES IN YOUNGKIDS OR YES IN OLDERKIDS) Jewish organizations in the East Bay do a good job of providing opportunities to do Jewishthemed activities with my kids. .................... 28 25 9 4 35 52 13 39 74 I would prefer that East Bay Jewish organizations provide activities that connect me with other Jewish people, but that are not Jewish-themed or based around faith in any way. .................... 17 25 29 14 14 43 43 -1 75 Sometimes it just seems so expensive to be part of the Jewish community, with the cost of synagogue memberships, summer camp, and day school for the kids. .............. 24 22 17 10 27 46 27 20 (ref:PERCEPT) [257 Respondents] Q.76 (IF YES IN YOUNGKIDS) Have financial concerns ever prevented you from enrolling your children in Day School, Sunday School, Hebrew School, a Jewish pre-school, a Jewish summer camp, or another program that would provide your children with a formal Jewish education Total Yes..................................................................................... 31 No ...................................................................................... 63 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 6 Yes - No ............................................................................-32 (ref:AFFORD) Q.77 Where do you typically prefer to attend Jewish events, committees, or meetings: in the East Bay, in San Francisco, or do you usually attend events you are interested in regardless of the geographical area Total Prefer East Bay area .......................................................... 41 Prefer San Francisco .......................................................... 5 Attend regardless of geographical area .............................. 32 (Do not want to attend Jewish events anywhere) ............... 12 (Don't know/refused) .......................................................... 10 (ref:GEOPREF) Q.78 Thinking more generally about events and programs sponsored by Jewish organizations in the East Bay, does it ever make you uncomfortable to attend events in a synagogue, Jewish Community Center, or in another Jewish space Total Yes..................................................................................... 10 No ...................................................................................... 84 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 6 Yes - No ............................................................................ -74 (ref:OUTSIDESYN) 122
Q.79 In general, what is your experience when trying to find information about events and programs sponsored by East Bay Jewish organizations - is that information very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, or very difficult to find Total Very easy ........................................................................... 32 Somewhat easy.................................................................. 34 Somewhat difficult ............................................................... 9 Very difficult ........................................................................ 3 (Don't know/refused) .......................................................... 22 Total Easy ......................................................................... 67 Total Difficult .................................................................... 11 (ref:INFORMATION) Q.80 Now we just have a few questions for statistical purposes. What was the highest degree received or last year of school completed by you Total Less than a high school diploma ..................................................... 0 High school diploma ........................................................................ 8 Technical, trade, or vocational school ............................................. 3 Associate or 2-year degree ............................................................ 11 Bachelors, B.A., B.S. or 4-year degree ........................................... 33 Registered Nurse, or R.N. ............................................................... 1 Attended graduate school with no degree received ......................... 5 Masters, M.A., M.S., M.B.A., M.S.W., M.L.S., or other masters degree ..................................................................... 24 Ph.D or Doctorate ........................................................................... 8 D.D.S. or Doctor of Dental Surgery ................................................. 0 M.D. or Doctor of Medicine .............................................................. 2 Law degree, or J.D. ......................................................................... 2 Other professional degree ............................................................... 1 (None) ............................................................................................. 0 (Don't know/refused) ....................................................................... 2 Non College grad ......................................................................... 22 College Grad ................................................................................. 75 (ref:EDUC) Q.81 Are you currently employed, or are you temporarily out of work, or are you not in the market for work at all [IF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED FOLLOW UP] Are you currently employed full time or part-time [IF NOT IN MARKET FOR WORK, FOLLOW UP] Are you currently retired, a student, a homemaker, or none of these Total Currently Employed: Employed full time ............................ 47 Currently Employed: Employed part time ........................... 9 Temporarily out of work or unemployed ............................. 12 Not in the market for work: Retired .................................... 17 Not in the market for work: Student .................................... 3 Not in the market for work: Homemaker ............................. 5 (Other/None of these) ......................................................... 4 (Don't know/refused) ........................................................... 2 (ref:EMPLOY) 123
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East Bay Jewish Community Study Pla
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The Jewish Federation of the East B
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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• A plurality (33 percent) identi
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• Most parents who want to give t
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Among the smaller geographic areas
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Additional Estimates In addition to
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Demographic Characteristics of the
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The average household size in the E
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Figure 14: Income by Region Last ye
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Geography and Mobility A plurality
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Residents of the Oakland-Berkeley C
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Most residents, even those under ag
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Jewish Identification As a starting
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Overall, a plurality of East Bay Je
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Demographically, intermarried Jewis
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Jewish Identity There is a strong s
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Having a Jewish family is not the h
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Similarly, the practices of the int
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General Involvement More than 40 pe
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Synagogue and Organizational Member
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Synagogue membership is higher amon
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The highest level of synagogue memb
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Residents who belong to a Jewish or
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Informal Participation in Jewish Li
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Regionally, volunteers are distribu
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Those residents most likely to atte
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Spiritual event attendees are more
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Tzedakah in the Jewish Community A
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Financially, donors to Israel and n
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Geographically, Jewish Federation o
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Feelings about the Jewish Community
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A majority (54 percent) of intermar
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The most negative views held about
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Family Size Just over one-quarter o
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